57. Chapter 57
Having lost the first two games and now equalised, Olympiacos has little to lose.
If they don't win this game, they won't be able to qualify, and although their fans didn't have much hope of qualifying after seeing the group, they still hope that at least the loss is not so embarrassing.
So after Ribery's goal, under the command of Lemonis, Olympiacos's formation pressed all the way, completely ignoring the large space left behind him, ready to fight Dortmund to the death.
And their main point of attack was Yaya Toure, who did not play well in the first half, and countless attacks poured towards the middle where Toure was.
Lemonis nodded in satisfaction when he saw that his players were actually executing their tactics according to their own ideas.
Well, given Toure's form in the first half, the gap will surely be opened up soon......
Lemonis thinks so, and the Olympiacos players on the field are no exception.
A large number of them have also been teammates with Toure for a year, and they know how easy it is to go awry when Toure is not in good shape.
However, to their surprise, Toure was now a change of man in the first half, not only did he not make a mistake when defending, but also intercepted every attack beautifully.
When it comes to Olympiacos' attacking players, Toure is also well aware of their habits. After letting go of the burden in his heart, he no longer flinched when he made his moves, and his prediction was more accurate.
The sudden rise in Toure's state turned Dort's most vulnerable place into the strongest bulwark.
In the face of the opponent's various attacks, Toure was like a great wall erected in front of Dort's backline, so that the Olympiacos players who did not believe in evil had to bump into the nose.
He was running all over the field, not only doing his own defensive duties, but also taking on part of Lichtsteiner's defensive duties, covering the defensive area of two of them alone.
"It's amazing! Yaya Toure only got a terrible rating of 5 in the half-time rating that we showed you a while ago, but from the beginning of the second half to the present, he seems to be a different person!" Dicker exclaimed in amazement, "Olympiacos' players probably didn't expect this at all, and now they are starting to hesitate to attack!"
"It's not often that I see a player in a game who had a bad first half and then suddenly a sudden upturn in form in the second half. "I really want to know what happened during the fifteen minutes of the break." ”
Yan Jing's conversation with Toure is unknown, and the Olympiacos players on the pitch have begun to disagree on the direction of attack.
Toure can't get through at all, but the manager hasn't given new instructions, so should he change the direction of attack?
Some players feel that the main point of attack should be changed on the fly, but there are still some players who are clearly sticking to the manager's tactical set-up.
Such a disagreement can be fatal for a team that is not strong in its strength.
Olympiacos striker Castino, who switched to the wing, decided it would be unwise to go back to Toure at this point, so he decided to try to play wide.
Now with the ball is Olympiacos midfielder Rivaldo, and he sees their striker Orcas hiding in the middle of the Dort defence.
Of course, he also noticed Castillo on the wing, and when he was about to pass the ball, he saw Castillo raise his hand with Orcas in demand.
Toure is really difficult to deal with, but the manager said to go in the middle......
In order to consider who would be better to pass the ball, Rivaldo had a moment of hesitation, and it was this hesitation that gave Shaheen a chance.
"Rivaldo made a mistake! His hesitation in passing the ball caused Shahen to cut off the ball!"
'Shaheen was very decisive and passed the ball to Sneijder in front!' because of Olympiacos' heavy pressing, they now only have two defenders in their own half, and Ribery and Villa are very quick to counter-attack, and they form a three-on-two situation up front!"
It was still a little too difficult for the two Olympiacos defenders to keep an eye on Dortmund's three extremely fast and smelly guys.
It only took a few seconds for Villa and Sneijder to close in the box, while Ribery was ready to show his fangs on the wing.
Cappus and Domi stared at Villa and Sneijder respectively as Ribery began to charge sideways into the box.
The doppelganger and Domi were forced to retreat constantly, and they didn't dare to stretch their feet rashly.
At this moment, how much they wish they could have teammates come up and help them defend.
And at this moment, a figure really rushed up.
Cappes and Domi perked up, thinking that maybe their teammates had rushed back, but when they looked up, they only felt a deeper sense of despair.
What kind of teammates...... Although in a sense, this person is also considered a teammate...... Well, ex-teammates.
Toure is a midfielder, but he uses his excellent physical qualities to leave the rest of Olympiacos' defenders behind him with his explosive power.
At this time, Ribery, who received a pass from Sneijder in the penalty area, could actually shoot with his feet, but when he saw Toure catching up, he did not hesitate to pass the ball to Toure in a better position.
Yaya, I don't know why those guys are booing you, but it's okay, crush them!
Toure received the ball on the run as Capps and Domi were cleared away by Ribery and Villa.
Olympiacos's goal was bright, like a naked and reluctant beauty, just waiting for Toure to be lucky.
With such a "beauty" in front, how can Toure give up his hand?
The moment Toure took his shot, a frenzied boo rang out over the pitch, even drowning out the voice of the TV announcer.
In the stands, fans wearing Olympiacos jerseys had angry and frightened expressions on their faces.
It's bad to let Dortmund score again, and it's even worse if the goal is scored by Yaya Toure, whom they hate!
But the busy God didn't seem to hear the prayers of his followers, and Toure's shot was direct and brutal, avoiding the goalkeeper hanging straight into the net!
"Yaya Toure's powerful shot went through Olympiacos' goal!"
Toure let out a hearty cheer from his throat after the goal, and he ran from the edge of the box to the front of goal, laughing wildly at the fans who booed him in the stands.
Come on, come on, shush louder!
Now the boos of the Olympiacos fans are no longer torture for him, but a different kind of enjoyment.
Yan Jing was also happy with Toure's goal, and he understood that once this goal was scored, it would be difficult for Olympiacos to turn the tables again!
Lemonis, who failed to judge the situation on the field in time and give instructions to the players, had a sinking heart, and at this time he had no choice but to fight to the death and replace more attackers.
So five minutes later, the fourth official held up a substitution sign on the sidelines.
Yan Jing didn't look at the numbers on the cards again, because he had seen the two players warming up on the sidelines just now.
The number 17 who replaced Stoltides was attacking midfielder Taralidis from Greece.
Not only the starting players, Yan Jing has done in-depth research on every substitute player of the opponent.
Taralidis is characterised by a knack for tandem attacking midfield and sometimes producing beautiful goals. However, his shortcomings are also obvious, that is, he lacks the ability to fight alone, and if his teammates do not give him timely support and response, it is not difficult to snatch the ball from his feet.
The other midfielder was replaced by Olympiacos' number 18, striker Borja from Ecuador.
His strengths and weaknesses are also obvious, as a striker from South America, he has good technique at his feet and has a good ability to break through. But sometimes he likes to play alone, which is the main reason why he didn't make the starter.
For the play of these two players, Yan Jing has already had a countermeasure.
He took advantage of the substitution to call Thuram from the sideline and succinctly informed the opponent of the change in tactical intentions.
"The pressing of the number 17 was more ferocious, restricting the number 18 to receive the ball, to possess the ball more, to penetrate their middle. ”
With the introduction of Talalidis and Borja, Olympiacos has been left without a defensive midfielder and one less man in their midfield.
Although the number of personnel operating in the front field was increased, such substitutions made Olympiacos's apparent control of the already weak midfield completely uncompetitive.
It's fine not to concede a goal, but once they do, their ineffective midfield defence will put Borussia Dortmund's attacking players in front of their last defence.
"Lemonis's original intention of replacing Talalidis was to allow him to connect the attacks in the front and back, but now Talalidis is entangled by Toure and has not been able to play a tandem role at all. ”
"The problem is not only that, without the tandem of Taralidis, Olympiacos, who got the ball, had to rely on long balls to send the ball to Dortmund's half. "But this kind of attack can't threaten Dortmund, who have already set up their defense, on the contrary, if this long pass is deviated, then they can easily be caught by Dortmund to counterattack." ”
The problem Dicker told Faye was quickly reflected on the pitch.
In the 70th minute, defender Domi made a long pass straight into the field, but his footwork was not enough to make the ball land exactly where he wanted after flying over most of the pitch.
Dede used his experience to anticipate where the ball would land before Orcas, scramble for the ball with his head before the opposition and pass it to Silva in front of him.
'Silva dribbled forward and he didn't get any of the stops!
Facing the goalkeeper of Olympiacos in despair, Villa calmly fired to make it 3-1.
After that, at Yan Jing's signal, Dortmund slowed down.
Shaheen, Toure, David Silva, Franck Ribery and Sneijder, the midfield five's dominance of football is a nightmare for Olympiacos' players.
Dort midfield, you pass it to me, I pass it to you, it's like playing a light-hearted game of inverted feet.
As soon as the Olympiacos players rushed in front of Silva, Silva passed the ball to Toure, and when he turned to round Toure, Toure passed the ball to Sneijder in front of him, and finally, when the Olympiacos players pressed Sneijder with their last strength, the ball returned to Silva's feet......
The Greek players have always been in good shape, but they also felt collapsed in this almost playful pass and couldn't hold it anymore.
The Olympiacos fans at the scene couldn't stand the humiliation of the team, and many fans left the stadium one after another, which made the already unfilled stadium even more empty.
The last line of defense collapsed, and Olympiacos disarmed and surrendered.
In the final stoppage time, Olympiacos' head coach Lemonis had already come over early to shake hands with Yan Jing, and he congratulated Yan Jing with great grace but helplessness.
"Mr. Jing, this is indeed your victory. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Lemonis. Yan Jing heard the referee blowing the whistle at the end of the game in his ears, and in order to take care of the other party's feelings, he didn't show too much joy, "We'll see you in Westphalia in the next round." ”